The feed in tariff prices for the projects are $87, $81.50 and $92 per megawatt respectively. Adjusted for inflation they are $68, $63.50 and $71.70.

These prices are unprecedented for Australian projects and demonstrate that wind energy is now competitive with incumbent generation options and far and away the cheapest source of new large scale energy.

NSW politicians lobby for less jobs in their electorates

The auction was hotly contested with 19 participants hoping to get a guernsey, including a number from the wider Australian Capital Region in NSW. After a vocal campaign by local politicians Angus Taylor, Pru Goward and others to discourage the ACT from choosing projects in their electorates, local businesses were asking questions about who's side exactly these politicians were on.